Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 2)

May 7, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 2) | May 7, 2026

An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> you don't need me to get
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>> you don't need me to get a word from god.
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A word from god. if i'm off any day,
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If i'm off any day, god is still on.
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God is still on. if i don't give you the word
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If i don't give you the word that you need go back
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That you need go back and read the scripture i read
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And read the scripture i read and god'll preach it
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And god'll preach it better than i did.
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[applause]
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If i fall down dead
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If i fall down dead preaching this sermon today
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Preaching this sermon today somebody else will pick up
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Somebody else will pick up the mic and preach it before
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The mic and preach it before i can get out of the door
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I can get out of the door with the ems because
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With the ems because god's word is eternal.
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God's word is eternal. it does not originate with men,
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It does not originate with men, it originates with god.
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[applause]
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And not only --
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And not only -- oh, not only is it
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Oh, not only is it internal, eternal.
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Internal, eternal. internal, eternal.
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Internal, eternal. and when we say,
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And when we say, "the place where you
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"the place where you meet with god,"
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Meet with god," i want you to understand
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I want you to understand that that place is never meant
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That that place is never meant to be a building.
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To be a building. when i said, "i wanna talk
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When i said, "i wanna talk to you today about where
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To you today about where you meet with god,"
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You meet with god," you're like, "great,
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You're like, "great, they're starting
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They're starting a building campaign."
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A building campaign." no, we already did that,
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No, we already did that, i told you.
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[laughter]
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We're already building it.
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We're already building it. we already built
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We already built the building right here.
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The building right here. and even if you don't have
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And even if you don't have a building we can put
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A building we can put it on youtube,
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It on youtube, so we don't need all that.
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So we don't need all that. but maybe i am starting a
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But maybe i am starting a building campaign today,
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Building campaign today, where you begin
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Where you begin to build new patterns
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To build new patterns and recruit new people,
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And recruit new people, if necessary,
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If necessary, so that the presence of god
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So that the presence of god permeates your life this year.
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Permeates your life this year. i wanna talk to you about
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I wanna talk to you about where you meet with god.
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Where you meet with god. now, let me slow down
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Now, let me slow down 'cause i get excited because
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'cause i get excited because y'all start drawing it out of me
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Y'all start drawing it out of me and it's your fault.
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[laughter]
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When we think about a prophet,
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When we think about a prophet, we think about somebody
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We think about somebody who speaks for god,
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Who speaks for god, and prophets do that
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And prophets do that in the bible.
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In the bible. prophets can prophesy
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Prophets can prophesy doom and judgement,
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Doom and judgement, and you see this a lot
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And you see this a lot in the bible.
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In the bible. prophets can also prophesy
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Prophets can also prophesy rain and blessing,
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Rain and blessing, and life, and increase.
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And life, and increase. but, in this situation,
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But, in this situation, didn't you find it interesting
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Didn't you find it interesting that in verse 1 it says,
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That in verse 1 it says, "the company of the prophet
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"the company of the prophet said to elisha,"
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Said to elisha," not elisha said to
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Not elisha said to the company of the prophets?
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The company of the prophets? why is that significant?
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Why is that significant? because sometimes god
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Because sometimes god commands you to do
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Commands you to do something clearly, clearly.
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Something clearly, clearly. there are some things that god
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There are some things that god has commanded you to do clearly.
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Has commanded you to do clearly. these are not opinions,
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These are not opinions, suggestions, or advice.
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Suggestions, or advice. these are not influencers giving
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These are not influencers giving you their tips and techniques.
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You their tips and techniques. these are the truths
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These are the truths of god's word.
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Of god's word. they are eternal.
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They are eternal. and so, god commands you clearly
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And so, god commands you clearly to flee sexual immorality.
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To flee sexual immorality. you don't have to pray about
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You don't have to pray about the affair that you're on
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The affair that you're on the edge of having,
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The edge of having, you gotta run.
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[laughter]
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Flee sexual immorality.
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Flee sexual immorality. that's clear.
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That's clear. i know another clear one
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I know another clear one that people don't like,
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That people don't like, "forgive others just as god
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"forgive others just as god and christ forgave you."
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And christ forgave you." that's clear.
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That's clear. "but, lord, which city
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"but, lord, which city should i live in?
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Should i live in? should i live in charlotte,
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Should i live in charlotte, or atlanta, or roanoke,
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Or atlanta, or roanoke, or raleigh?"
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Or raleigh?" the lord don't --
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The lord don't -- the lord is gonna use you
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The lord is gonna use you in the city that you
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In the city that you obey the clear thing
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Obey the clear thing that he showed you in.
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That he showed you in. so, if you don't
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So, if you don't forgive in charlotte,
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Forgive in charlotte, when you move to atlanta
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When you move to atlanta you gon' have just
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You gon' have just the same sewage that you had
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The same sewage that you had in charlotte when you get
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In charlotte when you get to atlanta 'cause you didn't
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To atlanta 'cause you didn't do what was clear.
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[applause]
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Wherever you go, there you are.
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[laughter]
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And so, a lot of the prayers
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And so, a lot of the prayers we pray about moves
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We pray about moves we should make when we can't
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We should make when we can't get ourselves to obey
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Get ourselves to obey what god has clearly spoken,
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What god has clearly spoken, we create confusion...
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We create confusion... so that we don't
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So that we don't take responsibility
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Take responsibility for our decisions.
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For our decisions. i'm not gonna be like this
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I'm not gonna be like this the whole time i will be
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The whole time i will be hopeful in a moment.
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[laughter]
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But i just wanna
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But i just wanna spend more time this year
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Spend more time this year in verse 2 where they said,
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In verse 2 where they said, "let us go to the jordan
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"let us go to the jordan where each of us can get a pole;
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Where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place
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And let us build a place there for us to meet."
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There for us to meet." honestly, if this is
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Honestly, if this is my prayer i'm saying,
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My prayer i'm saying, "god, this place where we meet
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"god, this place where we meet with you is too small,
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With you is too small, make us a bigger one.
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God, these people you put around
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God, these people you put around me are not talented enough,
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Me are not talented enough, give me more talented people.
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Give me more talented people. god, this situation you put me
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God, this situation you put me in it's not important enough,
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In it's not important enough, it's not exciting enough.
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It's not exciting enough. god, move me to another place."
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But i want you to notice
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But i want you to notice in verse 2 they didn't ask
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In verse 2 they didn't ask the prophet for anything
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The prophet for anything except permission.
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Except permission. "let us go to the place
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"let us go to the place by the jordan,"
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By the jordan," the transitional body of water
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The transitional body of water where the people of god
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Where the people of god crossed over into jericho.
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Crossed over into jericho. let us go to the place
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Let us go to the place where the vegetation is,
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Where the vegetation is, and the wood is,
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And the wood is, and the tools are,
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And the tools are, and the resources are,
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And the resources are, "and let us go build a place
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"and let us go build a place there for us to meet."
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There for us to meet." put that verse on the screen,
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Put that verse on the screen, verse 2, and whoever's
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Verse 2, and whoever's circling back there,
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Circling back there, circle the following words,
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Circle the following words, say, "let us," circle, "us,"
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Say, "let us," circle, "us," "go to the jordan
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"go to the jordan where each of us,"
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Where each of us," circle, "us," again,
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Circle, "us," again, "can get a pole and let us,"
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"can get a pole and let us," circle, "us," again,
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Circle, "us," again, "build a place there for us,"
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"build a place there for us," circle, "us," again,
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Circle, "us," again, "to meet."
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"to meet." that's their plan.
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That's their plan. we got a plan.
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We got a plan. somebody shout,
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Somebody shout, "i got a plan."
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"i got a plan." >> congregation: i got a plan.
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>> congregation: i got a plan. >> "this is my year.
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>> "this is my year. i got a plan.
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I got a plan. i'm thriving 2025.
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I'm thriving 2025. i got a plan.
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I got a plan. i'm eating carnivore.
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I'm eating carnivore. i'm doing cardio.
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I'm doing cardio. i'm drinking collagen."
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I'm drinking collagen." and then, two weeks in
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And then, two weeks in you got a cold and where
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You got a cold and where did that get you?
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[laughter and applause]
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"i got a plan.
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"i got a plan. we're gonna go down here
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We're gonna go down here and build a place.
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And build a place. it's gonna be bigger.
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It's gonna be bigger. it's gonna be better.
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It's gonna be better. it's gonna be amazing.
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It's gonna be amazing. i got my plan.
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I got my plan. i have my plan.
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I have my plan. now, i had the plan last year,
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Now, i had the plan last year, but this is different.
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But this is different. i had this plan that i had
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I had this plan that i had the year before that too,
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The year before that too, and the year -- and the --
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And the year -- and the -- and the year before that,
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And the year before that, but that was covid.
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But that was covid. that doesn't count.
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That doesn't count. i mean, this year is different,
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I mean, this year is different, so we're going."
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So we're going." somebody, shout, "let's go!"
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Somebody, shout, "let's go!" >> congregation: let's go!
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>> congregation: let's go! >> and i give them credit
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>> and i give them credit for their initiative.
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For their initiative. 'cause i think sometimes when
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'cause i think sometimes when we're waiting for god to speak,
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We're waiting for god to speak, he's waiting for us to step.
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He's waiting for us to step. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. sometimes when we're
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Sometimes when we're waiting for god to move,
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Waiting for god to move, he's waiting for us to multiply
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He's waiting for us to multiply what we've already been given.
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What we've already been given. and so, i congratulate these men
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And so, i congratulate these men for their initiative.
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For their initiative. they didn't just
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They didn't just complain about the thing,
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Complain about the thing, they were willing
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They were willing to change the thing,
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To change the thing, to work toward the thing,
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To work toward the thing, to collaborate toward
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To collaborate toward the thing.
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The thing. are you?
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Are you? or are you waiting
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Or are you waiting for something to happen
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For something to happen externally when the word
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Externally when the word of god is internal?
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Of god is internal? internal and eternal.
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Internal and eternal. nothing can stop it,
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Nothing can stop it, and it can't be seen
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And it can't be seen with human eyes.
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With human eyes. and so, they get fired up.
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And so, they get fired up. one of my friends who is
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One of my friends who is an athlete tells me,
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An athlete tells me, "i don't know if this
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"i don't know if this is gonna encourage you,
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Is gonna encourage you, but i come to church 'cause it
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But i come to church 'cause it helps me feel like i can do
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Helps me feel like i can do anything for about three days."
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Anything for about three days." i said, "that's pretty good,
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I said, "that's pretty good, three days.
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Three days. that's pretty good shelf life.
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That's pretty good shelf life. three days?
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Three days? that's pretty good.
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That's pretty good. flowers can die quicker
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Flowers can die quicker than three days.
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Than three days. that's pretty good."
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That's pretty good." he said, "yeah, i felt
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He said, "yeah, i felt like i could do anything
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Like i could do anything for three days."
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For three days." i said, "but what happens
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I said, "but what happens on day four?"
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On day four?" he said, "well, that's where
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He said, "well, that's where it gets tricky."
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It gets tricky." i said, "no, it doesn't.
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I said, "no, it doesn't. because you can go back
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Because you can go back to god between sundays."
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To god between sundays." you can go back to god.
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You can go back to god. you can go back
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You can go back to god between hours.
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To god between hours. you can go back to god.
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You can go back to god. you can go back to god as much
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You can go back to god as much as you want in any situation
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As you want in any situation that you're in.
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That you're in. and i think as simple
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And i think as simple as that sounds,
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As that sounds, we don't really practice that.
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We don't really practice that. we don't really practice that.
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We don't really practice that. i saw something here that was
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I saw something here that was to be celebrated.
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To be celebrated. let's go!
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Let's go! we're gonna build
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We're gonna build a bigger school
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A bigger school and elisha the prophet
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And elisha the prophet is gonna teach us.
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Is gonna teach us. we're gonna build something
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We're gonna build something amazing for you, god!
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Amazing for you, god! and many of us have started
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And many of us have started this year with good motives.
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This year with good motives. "i'm gonna build
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"i'm gonna build something for my family.
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Something for my family. i'm gonna build something
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I'm gonna build something so i can take care of my kids.
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So i can take care of my kids. i wanna build something for god.
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I wanna build something for god. i'm gonna build something
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I'm gonna build something to make a difference.
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To make a difference. i'mma work on my body.
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I'mma work on my body. i'mma work on my mind.
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I'mma work on my mind. i'mma work on my future.
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I'mma work on my future. i'mma work on my career.
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I'mma work on my career. i'mma work on myself.
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I'mma work on myself. i'mma work on my temper.
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I'mma work on my temper. i'mma work on my yoga."
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I'mma work on my yoga." i started doing yoga last year
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I started doing yoga last year just so i can keep it moving
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Just so i can keep it moving as much as i need to up here.
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As much as i need to up here. i'm just increasing
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I'm just increasing the arsenal this year.
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The arsenal this year. and you know what
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And you know what the thing about it is?
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The thing about it is? holly's better at it than i am.
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[laughter]
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And i can lift so much
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And i can lift so much more pounds than she can.
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More pounds than she can. but the instructor
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But the instructor that's working with us
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That's working with us she always is saying,
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She always is saying, "beautiful, holly."
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[laughter]
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"beautiful, holly."
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"beautiful, holly." and comes over to me and says,
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And comes over to me and says, "uh, it gets better, steven."
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[laughter]
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Like, the only word
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Like, the only word she has for me is the word
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She has for me is the word of false encouragement
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Of false encouragement and delusional hope that
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And delusional hope that i'll one day be flexible.
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[laughter]
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And i found out something.
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And i found out something. when you're doing something new,
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When you're doing something new, it helps to have somebody who
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It helps to have somebody who can give you personal attention
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Can give you personal attention so you don't get
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So you don't get confused and quit.
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And maybe the reason
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And maybe the reason you had a plan last year
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You had a plan last year and it fell apart in
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And it fell apart in three days, three weeks,
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Three days, three weeks, three months, maybe the reason
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Three months, maybe the reason that your motivation sometimes
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That your motivation sometimes only lasts three minutes,
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Only lasts three minutes, maybe the reason it lasts
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Maybe the reason it lasts too short sometimes
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Too short sometimes is because you only
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Is because you only get permission and a plan.
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Get permission and a plan. but this is the year where
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But this is the year where your plan will not be enough,
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Your plan will not be enough, because the most important
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Because the most important things that will happen
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Things that will happen in your life this year
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In your life this year will not be in your plan.
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Will not be in your plan. the greatest things that god
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The greatest things that god will bring into your life will
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Will bring into your life will not be on your vision board.
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Not be on your vision board. they will not be manifested
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They will not be manifested from the contours of
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From the contours of your human mind or imagination.
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Your human mind or imagination. you will not see them coming
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You will not see them coming so you won't have time
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So you won't have time to plan a parade.
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To plan a parade. you will not see them coming
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You will not see them coming so you won't have time
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So you won't have time to get in your stance.
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To get in your stance. the most important things --
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The most important things -- and i'm gonna show you
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And i'm gonna show you in the text
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In the text what i'm talking about.
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What i'm talking about. the most important things
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The most important things that will happen
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That will happen in your life this year
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In your life this year will not be a part of your plan.
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Will not be a part of your plan. how many can testify that
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How many can testify that there has already been
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There has already been an unplanned event that has
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An unplanned event that has superseded your planned year,
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Superseded your planned year, this year, and we're
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This year, and we're just getting started.
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[applause]
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So they're excited, man.
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So they're excited, man. we're gonna go build a place,
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We're gonna go build a place, we're gonna get a pole,
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We're gonna get a pole, we're gonna build a place,
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We're gonna build a place, and elisha's gonna teach us.
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And elisha's gonna teach us. and it's not like they're going
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And it's not like they're going to build a strip club,
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To build a strip club, they're not doing
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They're not doing something terrible,
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Something terrible, they're not even doing
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They're not even doing something neutral,
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Something neutral, they're building
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They're building something for god.
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Something for god. okay.
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Okay. we're gonna build this for god
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We're gonna build this for god and god's gonna bless us.
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And god's gonna bless us. i just need to stop
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I just need to stop right here and take a poll.
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Right here and take a poll. how many of you have something
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How many of you have something you wanna do for god
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You wanna do for god this year in your life?
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This year in your life? shout out what it is on three,
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Shout out what it is on three, one, two, three.
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>> alright cool.
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>> alright cool. god heard all that,
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God heard all that, i don't need to.
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[laughter]
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And some of what you said
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And some of what you said you we're gonna do
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You we're gonna do for god this year
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For god this year god was like,
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God was like, "that's right!
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"that's right! go do it."
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Go do it." and some of it god was like,
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And some of it god was like, "why are you making
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"why are you making a plan for a purpose
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A plan for a purpose that i didn't call you to
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That i didn't call you to just because you saw it
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Just because you saw it in somebody else?"
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In somebody else?" let me tell you something holl,
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Let me tell you something holl, i don't wanna build anything
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I don't wanna build anything in my life from this point on
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In my life from this point on that god gave somebody else
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That god gave somebody else the blueprint for.
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The blueprint for. because i've spent
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Because i've spent too much time,
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Too much time, too much energy,
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Too much energy, lost too much joy,
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Lost too much joy, forfeited too much
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Forfeited too much contentment and peace
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Contentment and peace trying to build something
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Trying to build something that isn't even in my blueprint.
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That isn't even in my blueprint. and the prophet elisha --
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And the prophet elisha -- and i need to tell you
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And i need to tell you something about elisha,
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Something about elisha, elisha is a little moody.
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Elisha is a little moody. "you can't call
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"you can't call a man of god moody."
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A man of god moody." i sure can, 'cause one time
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I sure can, 'cause one time some boys called him baldy
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Some boys called him baldy and he called she bears
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And he called she bears out of the woods
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Out of the woods to devour them.
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[laughter]
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That's temperamental.
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That's temperamental. that qualifies.
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That qualifies. so, i think it would've
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So, i think it would've taken a lot of nerve,
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Taken a lot of nerve, don't you, to come up
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Don't you, to come up to the prophet and say,
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"man, this place
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You've got us meeting,
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You've got us meeting, respectfully,
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Respectfully, we need to do
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We need to do a relocation project."
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A relocation project." and elisha says, "go."
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And elisha says, "go." and they look
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And they look at each other like,
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At each other like, "this is amazing,
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He said we could go.
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He said we could go. he's letting us do it!
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He's letting us do it! so, he's gonna let us
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So, he's gonna let us use the stuff, let's go,
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Use the stuff, let's go, let's go, let's go!"
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Let's go, let's go!" and they're fired up.
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And they're fired up. "let's go, we're gonna
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"let's go, we're gonna build a house for god!
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Build a house for god! on three.
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On three. house on three,
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House on three, house on me,
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House on me, one, two, three, house!
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One, two, three, house! let's go."
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Let's go." and suddenly, watch this.
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And suddenly, watch this. i hadn't read you
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I hadn't read you this part of the story yet,
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This part of the story yet, but it's the best
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But it's the best part of the story.
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Part of the story. all of a sudden
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All of a sudden as they're going to build
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As they're going to build something for god,
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Something for god, with good intentions,
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With good intentions, with the permission
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With the permission of the prophet,
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Of the prophet, "he said we could do it.
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"he said we could do it. god said i'm a conqueror.
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God said i'm a conqueror. god said i can do it.
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God said i can do it. god said this is my year.
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God said this is my year. he's chains break.
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He's chains break. this is the year
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This is the year dead things come alive.
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Dead things come alive. we're going, we're going,
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We're going, we're going, we're going."
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We're going." put up verse 3, best verse
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Put up verse 3, best verse i've read this year so far.
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I've read this year so far. "then one of them said,"
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"then one of them said," now, this is the kid
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Now, this is the kid in the class,
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In the class, who raises his hand
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Who raises his hand and says, "uh, excuse me,
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And says, "uh, excuse me, teacher, how about that
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Teacher, how about that homework assignment?"
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Homework assignment?" this is that kid.
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[laughter]
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And not only that,
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And not only that, i can't prove it to you,
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I can't prove it to you, but i think he was
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But i think he was the smartest one
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The smartest one in the whole group.
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In the whole group. i don't know his name,
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I don't know his name, but what he did was so important
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But what he did was so important but he didn't know
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But he didn't know it was important.
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It was important. it seems incidental
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It seems incidental but it's not.
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But it's not. they're on their way,
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They're on their way, everybody shout, "let's go."
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Everybody shout, "let's go." >> congregation: let's go!
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>> congregation: let's go! >> put it in the comments,
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>> put it in the comments, "let's go."
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"let's go." >> congregation: let's go!
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>> congregation: let's go! >> look at your neighbor say,
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>> look at your neighbor say, "let's go."
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"let's go." >> congregation: let's go!
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>> congregation: let's go! >> tell 'em, "this year...
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>> tell 'em, "this year... >> congregation: this year...
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>> congregation: this year... >> let's go."
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>> let's go." >> congregation: let's go.
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>> congregation: let's go. >> little louder,
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>> little louder, say, "this year...
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Say, "this year... >> congregation: this year...
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>> congregation: this year... >> let's go...
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>> let's go... >> congregation: let's go.
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>> congregation: let's go. >> right now...
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>> right now... >> congregation: right now...
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>> congregation: right now... >> let's go...
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>> let's go... >> congregation: let's go.
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>> congregation: let's go. >> get free...
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>> get free... >> congregation: get free...
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>> congregation: get free... >> let's go...
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>> let's go... >> congregation: let's go...
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>> congregation: let's go... >> rise up...
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>> rise up... >> congregation: rise up...
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>> congregation: rise up... >> let's go...
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>> let's go... >> congregation: let's go...
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>> congregation: let's go... >> be more...
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>> be more... >> congregation: be more...
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>> congregation: be more... >> let's go!"
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>> let's go!" >> congregation: let's go!
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>> congregation: let's go! >> verse 3,
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>> verse 3, "one of them said..."
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[laughter]
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"i'mma ask him."
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"i'mma ask him." "wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
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"wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. no, no, no, he said we can go."
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No, no, no, he said we can go." "yeah, yeah, yeah,
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"yeah, yeah, yeah, i know he said we can go,
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I know he said we can go, i know, but i'mma ask him."
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I know, but i'mma ask him." "you can't ask him that."
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"you can't ask him that." "yes i can and yes i --
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"yes i can and yes i -- you better let go of me
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You better let go of me right now i'm asking him."
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[laughter]
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'cause i don't just
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'cause i don't just want his permission.
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[applause]
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Ou, pray for me.
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Ou, pray for me. i don't just want
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I don't just want his permission,
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His permission, i don't just want
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I don't just want his provision,
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His provision, i don't just want my plan.
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I don't just want my plan. one of them came back
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One of them came back and said, "elisha, elisha,
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And said, "elisha, elisha, i might be out of line,
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I might be out of line, i don't know if you want to,
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I don't know if you want to, i know you're busy,
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I know you're busy, you've gotta kill
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You've gotta kill little kids with bears
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Little kids with bears and save kings but,"
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And save kings but," verse 3,
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Verse 3, "won't you please come
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"won't you please come with your servants?"
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With your servants?" "you can't ask him that,
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"you can't ask him that, this is the prophet.
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This is the prophet. this is the man of god,
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This is the man of god, ain't got time to swing
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Ain't got time to swing an axe with you,
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An axe with you, chop down a tree with you,
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Chop down a tree with you, relocate to the messy
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Relocate to the messy jordan banks with you.
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Jordan banks with you. this is elisha,
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This is elisha, are you crazy?
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Are you crazy? you ask him if you want
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You ask him if you want i'm not getting
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I'm not getting killed by a bear,
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Killed by a bear, i'm leaving well enough alone."
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I'm leaving well enough alone." "no, no.
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"no, no. no, no, no,
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No, no, no, i'm asking him.
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I'm asking him. i'm asking him.
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I'm asking him. elisha, i appreciate
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Elisha, i appreciate the fact that you gave me
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The fact that you gave me the opportunity.
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The opportunity. i appreciate the fact that
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I appreciate the fact that you're letting us go build,
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You're letting us go build, that's real kind of you
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That's real kind of you because you could've just
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Because you could've just told us to shut up
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Told us to shut up and be content with what we had.
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And be content with what we had. but i'm not content
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But i'm not content with what we have
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With what we have if we don't have you."
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[applause]
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Now, remember,
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Now, remember, the prophet represents what?
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The prophet represents what? the word of god,
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The word of god, the presence of god.
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The presence of god. and so, what i'm trying
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And so, what i'm trying to say to you today is,
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To say to you today is, i don't want you to go
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I don't want you to go for your goal without your god.
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[applause]
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I don't want it to feel like you
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I don't want it to feel like you can do anything for three days
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Can do anything for three days and then on the fourth day
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And then on the fourth day it falls apart,
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It falls apart, and you start thinking
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And you start thinking faith didn't work.
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It wants that faith didn't work,
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It wants that faith didn't work, you put your faith in the faith
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You put your faith in the faith rather than the god
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Rather than the god who gave the faith.
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[applause]
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Because this year
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Because this year i have a plan,
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I have a plan, i have provision,
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I have provision, i have permission,
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I have permission, but this year my plan
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But this year my plan is his presence.
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Is his presence. this year my plan is that
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This year my plan is that everywhere the sole of my foot
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Everywhere the sole of my foot shall tread like joshua.
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Shall tread like joshua. i believe that god is giving me
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I believe that god is giving me this place as holy ground.
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This place as holy ground. this is the year where
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This is the year where i move the church outside
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I move the church outside of a physical location,
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Of a physical location, and i move it to my car,
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And i move it to my car, and i move it to my home,
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And i move it to my home, and i move it --
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And i move it -- i move it to
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I move it to my unchangeable situation,
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My unchangeable situation, and i move it.
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And i move it. touch somebody say,
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Touch somebody say, "move it."
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"move it." >> congregation: move it.
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>> congregation: move it. >> they came to elisha,
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>> they came to elisha, oh it's getting good now,
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Oh it's getting good now, and they said, "the place
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And they said, "the place we meet with you is too small,"
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We meet with you is too small," and they were right,
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And they were right, but not how they thought
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But not how they thought that they were right.
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That they were right. it wasn't only too small in
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It wasn't only too small in the physical dimensions of it,
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The physical dimensions of it, it not only needed to be
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It not only needed to be expanded physically,
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Expanded physically, but the place where they thought
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But the place where they thought they could meet with god was too
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They could meet with god was too small in their perception
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Small in their perception because god doesn't just want
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Because god doesn't just want to come when you build it,
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To come when you build it, he wants to be
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He wants to be with you as you build.
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[applause]
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I don't know if
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I don't know if this makes sense,
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This makes sense, it does to me.
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It does to me. it's helping me
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It's helping me get my confidence
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Get my confidence for this year
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For this year because i've been
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Because i've been in this too long to think
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In this too long to think that my plan is gonna go down
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That my plan is gonna go down how i planned
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How i planned for it this year,
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For it this year, so guess what?
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So guess what? presence is my plan
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Presence is my plan this year.
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This year. yeah.
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Yeah. pre -- somebody say,
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Pre -- somebody say, "presence is my plan."
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"presence is my plan." >> congregation: presence
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>> congregation: presence is my plan.
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Is my plan. >> ask 'em,
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>> ask 'em, "what's your five year plan?"
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"what's your five year plan?" ask 'em, ""what's your
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Ask 'em, ""what's your five year plan?"
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Five year plan?" tell 'em, "presence."
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Tell 'em, "presence." >> congregation: presence.
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>> congregation: presence. >> ask 'em for your
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>> ask 'em for your ten year plan.
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Ten year plan. "what's your ten year plan?"
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"what's your ten year plan?" presence.
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Presence. what do you mean by that?
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What do you mean by that? when i'm ten years down the road
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When i'm ten years down the road or ten minutes down the road,
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Or ten minutes down the road, the god who is with me
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The god who is with me in this moment will not
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In this moment will not leave me nor forsake me
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Leave me nor forsake me until everything he spoke
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Until everything he spoke concerning his purpose
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Concerning his purpose for my life has been fulfilled.
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For my life has been fulfilled. so this year i got a plan
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So this year i got a plan and the plan is his presence.
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And the plan is his presence. watch this, when i walk
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Watch this, when i walk through the fire
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Through the fire i'm not alone.
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I'm not alone. when i walk through
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When i walk through the storm i'm not alone.
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The storm i'm not alone. he's with me on the boat,
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He's with me on the boat, he's with me in
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He's with me in the bowels of the furnace.
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The bowels of the furnace. he's with me in this.
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[applause]
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That's the word of the lord.
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That's the word of the lord. presence is the plan.
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Presence is the plan. presence is the plan.
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Presence is the plan. god says you need a plan
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God says you need a plan 'be' this year.
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'be' this year. a plan 'be'.
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A plan 'be'. everybody say, "plan be."
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Everybody say, "plan be." >> congregation: plan be.
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>> congregation: plan be. >> plan be."
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>> plan be." that means if i need --
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That means if i need -- if i'm in the wilderness
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If i'm in the wilderness he'll be my water.
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He'll be my water. yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah. if i'm in a hard place
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If i'm in a hard place he'll be my pillow.
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He'll be my pillow. if i'm in a sick bed
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If i'm in a sick bed he'll be my physician.
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He'll be my physician. i got a plan be this year.
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I got a plan be this year. the great i am is
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The great i am is my plan be this year.
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My plan be this year. his presence,
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His presence, the great i am.
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The great i am. this is a shift in mentalities
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This is a shift in mentalities for all of us control freaks
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For all of us control freaks who think we are going
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Who think we are going to perfectly design our life,
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To perfectly design our life, and -- "i'm gonna chop
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And -- "i'm gonna chop down a tree, and i'm gonna
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Down a tree, and i'm gonna build a building."
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Build a building." but the thing that you never saw
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But the thing that you never saw coming is going to require
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Coming is going to require the god that you keep
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The god that you keep forgetting to bring along.
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[applause]
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"beautiful holly.
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"beautiful holly. beauti --
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Beauti -- steven, would you like
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Steven, would you like a few adjustments?"
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A few adjustments?" i'm like, "yes i would."
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[laughter]
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I'm not trying to twist
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I'm not trying to twist my lumbar like
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My lumbar like a pretzel in here.
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A pretzel in here. i'm not trying to walk
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I'm not trying to walk out of here like
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Out of here like i'm 91 years old,
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I'm 91 years old, i'm already
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I'm already walking like i'm 89.
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Walking like i'm 89. i need some help in here,
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I need some help in here, come over here and help me.
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Come over here and help me. help me god, help me.
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Help me god, help me. i'm using it as
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I'm using it as an analogy you understand
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An analogy you understand i'm not getting into
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I'm not getting into new age mysticism
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New age mysticism and telling you to do yoga.
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And telling you to do yoga. i'm just saying,
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I'm just saying, just like the holy spirit
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Just like the holy spirit i need you to come along
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I need you to come along this year and i need you
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This year and i need you to go with me this year, god.
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To go with me this year, god. and god, i can't walk
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And god, i can't walk in this house without you.
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In this house without you. and god, i can't get on
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And god, i can't get on this zoom without you.
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This zoom without you. and i'm tired of putting up
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And i'm tired of putting up plaques and trophies
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Plaques and trophies on a fake green screen
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On a fake green screen back behind me pretending like
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Back behind me pretending like i'm doing better than i am.
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I'm doing better than i am. come with us, elisha,
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Come with us, elisha, come with me word of god,
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Come with me word of god, come with me on the waters,
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Come with me on the waters, come with me in the wave.
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Come with me in the wave. come with me back to school,
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Come with me back to school, come with me into this divorce,
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Come with me into this divorce, come with me into
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Come with me into this addiction,
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This addiction, come with me into
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Come with me into this crippling state,
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This crippling state, come with me into
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Come with me into this contention,
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This contention, come with me into
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Come with me into this argument,
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This argument, come with me into
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Come with me into this text thread,
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This text thread, come with me into the seat,
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Come with me into the seat, come with me into this step,
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Come with me into this step, come with me into
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Come with me into this heartbreak.
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[applause]
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Verse 3, will you
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Verse 3, will you come with us?
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Come with us? won't you come with us?
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Won't you come with us? we don't wanna go
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We don't wanna go without you, god.
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Without you, god. i don't wanna preach
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I don't wanna preach without you,
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Without you, i don't wanna teach without you,
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I don't wanna teach without you, i don't wanna dad without you,
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I don't wanna dad without you, i don't wanna husband
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I don't wanna husband without you,
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Without you, i don't wanna man without you.
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I don't wanna man without you. i don't want it without you.
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[applause]
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I don't wanna plan
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I don't wanna plan without the great i am,
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Without the great i am, i want a plan "be"
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I want a plan "be" 'cause i don't even know
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'cause i don't even know what i need him to be
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What i need him to be 'til i get there,
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'til i get there, that's why he said,
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That's why he said, "i am that i am."
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[applause]
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So when you run upon
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So when you run upon a red sea you got a plan "be."
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A red sea you got a plan "be." you don't understand
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You don't understand what i just said?
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What i just said? you got a plan "be,"
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You got a plan "be," you don't even know you need him
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You don't even know you need him to be a parter of the waters
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To be a parter of the waters 'til you're looking at a sea.
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'til you're looking at a sea. so the sea you didn't plan for,
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So the sea you didn't plan for, you got a plan "be."
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You got a plan "be." god said, "i'll be what you
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God said, "i'll be what you need me to be when you step
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Need me to be when you step your foot where you're going
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Your foot where you're going with an awareness
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With an awareness of my presence."
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Of my presence." and the thing is
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And the thing is he's already in you.
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He's already in you. it's an issue not of ability,
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It's an issue not of ability, it's willingness.
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It's willingness. that really blessed me
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That really blessed me how the prophet said,
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How the prophet said, "well i don't even think
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"well i don't even think i can do this like i want to,
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I can do this like i want to, not in this setting."
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Not in this setting." i'd have to be talking to
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I'd have to be talking to a small group of people
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A small group of people who felt like you've been
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Who felt like you've been in situations
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In situations where you felt unwanted.
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Where you felt unwanted. and you notice the prophet said
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And you notice the prophet said in verse 2, he said, "go."
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In verse 2, he said, "go." but what touched me was
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But what touched me was he wanted to come.
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He wanted to come. he was waiting to be asked.
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He was waiting to be asked. 'cause, you keep assuming,
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'cause, you keep assuming, "well if god wanted
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"well if god wanted to do it he'd do it,"
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To do it he'd do it," what if he's waiting
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What if he's waiting to be asked?
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>> if you feel like
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>> if you feel like pastor steven was speaking
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Pastor steven was speaking right to you while you were
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Right to you while you were watching this message,
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Watching this message, i wanna invite you to call
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I wanna invite you to call or go online right now
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Or go online right now to request your copy
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To request your copy of today's message.
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Of today's message. it's on dvd and it's part
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It's on dvd and it's part of this brand-new series
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Of this brand-new series that we're calling,
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"fix your focus." and it's available for
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Your gift of any amount. this series is all about
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This series is all about shifting your perspective,
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Shifting your perspective, learning to recognize
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Learning to recognize god's presence and see his hand
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God's presence and see his hand at work in your life
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At work in your life right here, right now.
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Right here, right now. i know sometimes i get caught up
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I know sometimes i get caught up looking too far ahead or
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Looking too far ahead or focusing on what i don't have
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Focusing on what i don't have and i end up missing how god
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And i end up missing how god is moving in the moment.
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Is moving in the moment. but when you fix your focus,
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But when you fix your focus, you start seeing
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You start seeing his faithfulness
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His faithfulness in unexpected ways.
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In unexpected ways. so, call the number on
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So, call the number on your screen or visit us online
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Your screen or visit us online to request your copy of,
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Stay connected to god's word, but it also helps us get
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God's word into people's hearts all over the world.
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And let this message encourage you to shift your focus,
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You to shift your focus, recognize his presence,
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Recognize his presence, and step forward in faith.
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And step forward in faith. we cannot wait to hear from you.
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♪ ♪
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>> when a kit is packed
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At elevation church
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It starts small.
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Putting hygiene products
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Together, or packaging
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Ingredients for a meal,
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But that's just the beginning
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Of the journey.
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Once put together in boxes,
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They travel by train,
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By boat, by truck.
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That kit is being positioned
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For the moment it's needed.
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When disaster happens,
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When hunger rises
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Locally and globally,
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That kit is there to provide
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For an immediate need.
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When you give, this is
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What you're giving for.
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>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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Fight your battles
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♪ it's who he is yeah ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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♪ oh ♪
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♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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♪ rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-nissi ♪
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♪ fight your battles ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-jireh ♪
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♪ meet your need ♪
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>> ♪ yes lord ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-rapha ♪
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♪ heal your body ♪
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>> ♪ shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah-shalom ♪
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♪ be your peace ♪
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>> ♪ oh ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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♪ call the name ♪
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♪ jehovah ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ belongs to him ♪
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>> ♪ call the name ♪
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>> ♪ jehovah ♪
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>> ♪ all our praise ♪
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♪ all our praise ♪
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Steven Furtick - Where You Meet With God (Part 2)

May 7, 2026 | 27:29

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